Language Station

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Everything about PLURI in one place – the project, the Language Station, our activities and a map of all pages.

The project

About PLURI

A two-year European project on multilingualism in education and everyday community life – in Finland and Germany.

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What is PLURI?

PLURI (Plurilingualism for Better Education, Cohesion and Linguistic Diversity) is a two-year European project co-funded by the European Union. It explores how multilingualism can become a more visible and natural part of education and everyday community life.

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Why PLURI?

Language is much more than just a tool for exchanging information. It is connected to family, memory, a sense of belonging, education, identity, and how we participate in society.

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Our approach

PLURI combines digital tools, art-based methods, participatory research and practical, community-based work to promote positive perceptions of language diversity.

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Our journey

PLURI is a two-year project based on the principle that meaningful change is more likely to happen when those affected by an issue are involved in developing the response. This is why our activities are interconnected.

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Language Station

The Language Station

Ready-to-use practices for classrooms, libraries and public spaces – each with a practice card to download.

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Collecting Linguistic Material

Practices with which groups create and gather their own words, sentences, signs, images, sounds and other traces of language.

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Activating & Circulating Language

Practices with which this material is processed further and becomes visible, audible, wearable or public.

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Space as a Living Laboratory

Practices with which existing spaces are marked, changed, explored and opened up for traces of language.

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Activities

Workshops

Exploring multilingualism through artistic practice – with words, images, sounds and materials.

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PLURI Club

Practitioners from different fields share experiences and approaches to multilingualism in tandem exchanges.

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Online courses

Short videos and reflection tasks on multilingualism in education – for educators and facilitators.

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Podcasts

Conversations about language, identity and belonging – with researchers, practitioners and people with lived experience.

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Recommendations

Recommendations for educational practice, institutions and policymakers – drawn from research and practice.

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Developing the Language Station

How the Language Station grew – through exchanges with practitioners, artists and researchers and experiments with different groups.

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Scientific seminars

During PLURI scientific seminars the team connects with researchers working on topics related to multilingualism, translanguaging and education to exchange knowledge and discuss questions emerging from the project. PLURI creates a space to connect current research with experiences and insights from PLURI’s practical activities.

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Journal

PLURI Club

Practitioners from different fields share experiences and approaches to multilingualism in tandem exchanges.

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Partners & team

Partners & Team

PLURI is a cooperation between a university, an arts and education association and associated partners from linguistics and the arts.

University of Eastern Finland · Koopkultur e.V. · Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR) · Joensuu District Multicultural Association (JoMoni)

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Contact

Questions about the project, the Language Station or cooperation – write to us:

alicja.fajfer@uef.fi

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